Cementing the Foundation
In the run-up to her first anniversary as CEO of the Irish Hospice Foundation, Sharon Foley tells Pat Kelly of the progress made and the daunting challenges ahead in the field of end-of-life care. … [Read more]
Revlimid – Risk of second primary malignancies
Revlimid (lenalidomide) – Risk of second primary malignancies in authorised indication Revlimid (lenalidomide) is an immunomodulating agent first licensed via a European assessment procedure in 2007, subject to a number of risk minimisation measures including a pregnancy prevention plan to ensure its safe use. Structurally related to thalidomide, … [Read more]
October events
19-20 Friday-Saturday Southern Symposium On Foregut Cancers, Cork 2012. Date: Friday 19th/Saturday 20th October, 2012. Venue: University College Cork. Campus: Áras Na Mac Léinn, DeVere Hall, Student Centre. Programme to Follow. For further details please contact Anne Bedford on 086 386 0754. … [Read more]
Caught in the 1916 crossfire
A new book provides fascinating and detailed insights into one of the most pivotal battles of the 1916 rising — the battle for control of the Four Courts in Dublin, writes Pat Kelly. … [Read more]
News
Secret billionaire PCC fund
A major fundholder may be interested in investing up to half a billion euro in primary care in Ireland, the Minister for Health has suggested.
Council keeps Bahrain visit ‘under review’
By Dara Gantly. The Medical Council has indicated that it is keeping “under review” a planned accreditation visit to RCSI Bahrain later this year.
Antipyretic research wins Quality in Practice award
A GP registrar working with the Medicentre in Portarlington, Co Laois, was awarded first prize at the 2012 Quality in Practice (QIP) awards at the ICGP AGM held in Galway last weekend.
New FEMPI review under way
By Gary Culliton. The closing date for submissions under a new review of potential cuts under the Financial Emergency Measures in Public Interest (FEMPI) Act is next Thursday, May 24. The IMO will be making a submission shortly, the Chair of the union’s GP Committee Dr Ray Walley told Irish Medical Times.
BoI’s €200m primary care fund supports more PCCs
By Valerie Ryan Three Primary Care Centres (PCCs) have been approved for finance so far by Bank of Ireland (BoI) in 2012, and nine centres were funded in 2011 under a new €200 million primary care fund.
St Joseph’s unit to take 10 months to complete
By Lloyd Mudiwa. Beaumont Hospital has estimated the construction of a Day Unit for Older Adults at its St Joseph’s Hospital, Raheny will take 10 months.
New joint body to advise on fluoride
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The Department of Health and the HSE have agreed to conjointly establish an Advisory Board for a National Study of Total Fluoride Intake, Irish Medical Times reports.
Breaking news: Minister apologises to Tallaght Hospital patient’s family
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The Minister for Health has offered his condolences to the family of a patient who died in a corridor in Tallaght Hospital in March last year while awaiting admission, instigating an inquiry into the services provided to patients in the hospital’s Emergency Department.
Population study was the first to use mobile numbers
By Valerie Ryan. The 2010 Irish Contraception and Crisis Pregnancy study was the first Irish general population survey to recruit respondents using mobile telephone numbers.
RCPI Masterclass: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
College of Anaesthetists Delaney Medal Competition
PMI Annual Conference, Kilkenny (1)
Ask the Expert: Osteoporosis and Bone Health Meeting
Irish Heart Foundation joins Abbott Laboratories to award researchers
Clinical Times
Proactive discussion about BPH
BPH can be accurately diagnosed using a set of simple tests that can be easily implemented in the primary care setting, attendees at the EAU Congress heard.
Single scan for DVT
Researchers are suggesting a negative single ultrasound scan may safely rule out a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in women during pregnancy or in the first few weeks after giving birth.
No major drop in BMI
An obesity prevention programme designed to prevent unhealthy weight gain in adolescent girls living in low-income communities did not result in statistically significant differences in body mass index (BMI), but researchers said their results have potential clinical importance.
Self-harm in children increased by bullying
Children are three times more likely to self-harm up to the age of 12 if bullied, according to a new study carried out in the UK.
Opinion
Some strategic thinking
Dara Gantly examines whether the Department of Health’s new Statement of Strategy holds many surprises for the profession.
Just another day at the races
Fresh from a not-too-successful day at the races in Newmarket, Dr Ruairi Hanley believes introducing mandatory vaccinations would be a surefire bet for the nation’s health.
Any more of this ‘medical apartheid’ of waiting lists should be unacceptable
Dear Editor, I contacted you last year (‘HSE tackles waiting lists by stealth’, Irish Medical Times, July 1, 2011, see http://bit.ly/Jpq2Az) when two of my patients were referred back to me by two different hospital administrations, having already spent several months on the waiting list to see a consultant, the justification being that “the patient [...]
The ‘Jigsaw’ puzzle of mental health
Dr Muiris Houston says the results of the most comprehensive study of youth mental health ever undertaken in Ireland points to the need for us all to become an influencing ‘Good Adult’.
Viscera blog
Sonic cycling
By Pat Kelly. A fed-up cyclist has invented a bicycle horn that can deliver an ear-shattering 178 decibels — louder than a Concorde jet.
Out of sight
By Pat Kelly. A 24-hour nursery is encouraging parents to leave their children in the facility when they are “too busy to take them to bed”.
Woman fired after donating kidney to her boss
By Pat Kelly. A New York woman who donated a kidney so that her boss could move up the transplant list was fired shortly after the operation.
IMO AGM 2012 (1)
IMO AGM 2012 (2)
Zoely launch: MSD’s new oral contraceptive innovation
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